Endoscopic mechanical arm elbow support wearing device
By designing an endoscopy robotic arm elbow support wearable device, the problem of fatigue and physical injury caused by endoscopists operating with their hands suspended in the air during digestive endoscopy is solved. It provides an adjustable elbow support point, relieves fatigue, adapts to individual differences, and improves the quality of surgery.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422773092.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-14
AI Technical Summary
Endoscopic surgeons experience fatigue due to prolonged hand-to-hand operation during digestive endoscopy, and individual height differences mean that bed rails cannot provide effective support, leading to physical injury and insufficient rest.
Design an endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device, including robotic arm components and wearable components, which provides adjustable elbow support points through a combination of shoulder straps, back plate, waist belt and waist plate, distributes hand load, and allows traction support for the waist and back, adapting to different body types and heights.
It effectively relieves fatigue of endoscopists, improves surgical quality, reduces the burden on arm muscles, keeps the back straight, adapts to individual differences, and provides a comfortable operating environment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a medical wearing device, specifically an endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device and belongs to the technical field of medical supplies. BACKGROUND
[0002] During the digestive endoscope diagnosis and treatment perioperative period, the endoscope physician operates the endoscope to be placed in front of the chest with both hands, and both hands must be in the state of long-term weight-bearing suspension work, the upper gastrointestinal examination is usually a short-time endoscope project, the average operation time is 14+6min, the average time of diagnostic colonoscopy without or with biopsy is 23.4+11.1min and 26.4+12.5min respectively. Therefore, the recovery time between endoscopic examinations is very important. Data shows that the load on the body caused by 7.5min of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination time needs 45min to recover, and the relief from endoscopic examination can allow muscle groups to rest and reduce some lactic acid fatigue generated in the endoscopic examination work cycle. However, due to the concentration of a large number of cases every day, obviously the rest time of the endoscope physician cannot be satisfied.
[0003] Some endoscope physicians usually put their elbows on the guardrail of the bed to relieve fatigue, but the height of the bed is usually in the range of 80 to 100 cm, and there are individual height differences among endoscope physicians, so the endoscope physicians with higher height cannot obtain temporary rest by supporting the bed guardrail, which causes damage to the body of the endoscope physician over a long period of time. To solve the above problems, the application provides an elbow support device for endoscope physicians. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at providing an endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device, which can provide body protection for endoscope physicians and improve the quality of surgery, allow the elbow of the endoscope physician to bend to obtain a more comfortable action, provide temporary support for both hands to relieve fatigue, and keep the waist of the endoscope physician straight to relieve the load on the waist.
[0005] The utility model specifically adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] The elbow support wearing device for endoscope mechanical arm elbow includes a mechanical arm assembly 100 and a wearing assembly 200. The wearing assembly 200 includes a shoulder strap 240, a back plate 230, a back strap 250, a waist belt 220 and a waist plate 210. The waist plate 210 is fixedly connected to the middle part of the waist belt 220, and the two wing ends of the waist belt 220 are connected and stabilized by the openable and closable buckles B. The lower part of the back plate 230 is connected to the waist plate 210 through the back strap 250, and the upper two corners are connected to one end of the shoulder strap 240. The other end of the shoulder strap 240 is extended and connected to the two wings of the waist belt 220. The mechanical arm assembly 100 includes at least two groups of rotating arm assemblies on the left and right. One end of the rotating arm assembly is rotatably fixed to the back plate 230 through a first rotating shaft seat 121, and the other end is provided with an elbow support 130 with an upward opening. The elbow support wearing device for endoscope mechanical arm elbow is used for supporting and supporting the hands of an endoscope physician when the endoscope physician performs a digestive endoscopy diagnosis and treatment, and provides a waist for the endoscope physician.
[0007] Preferably, the waist belt and the shoulder strap are provided with long and short adjustment buckles C.
[0008] Preferably, the rotating arm assembly includes N groups of elbow pipes and two groups of rotating shaft seats. The elbow pipe is L-shaped, the lower end of the first elbow pipe 111 is inserted into the first rotating shaft seat 121, the horizontal end is fixedly provided with the second rotating shaft seat 122, the lower end of the Nth elbow pipe is inserted into the N-1 rotating shaft seat, and the horizontal end is fixedly provided with the elbow support 130. Wherein N≥2.
[0009] Further, the first rotating shaft seat 121 is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the waist plate 210 in the upward and downward directions. A group of tension bolts A are arranged on the first rotating shaft seat 121, and the first elbow pipe 111 is limited and adjusted by rotating the tension bolts. The second rotating shaft seat 122 is fixedly arranged on the horizontal end of the first elbow pipe 111 in the upward and downward directions. The lower end of the second elbow pipe 112 passes through the second rotating shaft seat 122.
[0010] Further, the elbow support 130 is fixedly arranged on the horizontal end of the Nth elbow pipe in the form of a semicircular pipe and is arranged with an upward opening.
[0011] Further, the back plate 230 is triangular, the lower corner thereof is connected to the waist plate 210 through the back strap 250, and the other two corners are connected to one end of the shoulder strap 240.
[0012] Further, the waist plate 210 is a rigid structure, and the back plate 230 is a rigid or flexible structure.
[0013] Further, the elbow support 130 is sleeved on the Nth elbow pipe and can slide to change the position on the Nth elbow pipe.
[0014] Further, the elbow support 130 is buckled on the lower arm of the operator from bottom to top, and the operator can change the rotating angle of the rotating arm assembly during the endoscope operation.
[0015] The endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device has the advantages that:
[0016] 1) The endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device is worn on the body of an endoscope physician, the elbow is placed on the elbow support as a support point, the load of the hand is dispersed, the wearing assembly pulls the back and waist of the endoscope physician, and the burden of the arm muscles of the endoscope physician is reduced;
[0017] 2) The endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device can adapt to the individual height of the endoscope physician;
[0018] 3) The mechanical arm elbow support can provide three degrees of freedom movement (i.e. lifting, forward and backward movement, and left and right movement), matches the elbow position of the endoscope physician, and is convenient and good in coordination;
[0019] 4) The waistband and the shoulder strap are provided with long-short adjusting buckles, the length of the waistband or the shoulder strap is increased or reduced to adapt to different body sizes of users, and the human body adaptation performance is good. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 is a back view of the endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device.
[0021] Figure 2 is a side view of the endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device.
[0022] In the drawings:
[0023] 100. Mechanical arm assembly, 130. Elbow support, 121. First pivot base, 122. Second pivot base, 111. First elbow pipe, 112. Second elbow pipe, A. Tension bolt;
[0024] 200. Wearing assembly, 210. Waist plate, 220. Waistband, 230. Back plate, 240. Shoulder strap, 250. Back strap, C. Long-short adjusting buckle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] The application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.
[0026] Referring to Figures 1-2 , an endoscope mechanical arm elbow support wearing device, comprising a mechanical arm assembly 100 and a wearing assembly 200.
[0027] The wearing assembly 200 comprises a shoulder strap 240, a back plate 230, a back strap 250, a waistband 220 and a waist plate 210; the waist plate 210 is fixedly connected to the middle position of the waistband 220, and the two wing ends of the waistband 220 are connected stably by openable and closable buckles B; the lower part of the back plate 230 is connected to the waist plate 210 through the back strap 250, the upper two corners are connected to one end of the shoulder strap 240, and the other end of the shoulder strap 240 is extended and connected to the two wings of the waistband 220;
[0028] The mechanical arm assembly 100 comprises two sets of at least two sections of rotating arm assemblies, one on each side, one end of which is rotatably fixed to the back plate 230 through the first rotating shaft seat 121, and the other end is provided with an elbow support 130 with an upward opening. The endoscopic mechanical arm elbow support wearing device is used for endoscopic physicians to perform endoscopic diagnosis and treatment. The endoscopic physician wears the device to support and support both hands, and also provides the waist of the endoscopic physician.
[0029] In some preferred embodiments, referring to Figure 1 , the waistband and the shoulder strap are provided with long-short adjustment buckles C to increase or reduce the length of the waistband or the shoulder strap to adapt to different body sizes of the user.
[0030] The rotating arm assembly comprises N sets of elbow pipes and two sets of rotating shaft seats, wherein the elbow pipe is L-shaped, the lower end of the first elbow pipe 111 is inserted into the first rotating shaft seat 121, the horizontal end is fixedly provided with the second rotating shaft seat 122, the lower end of the Nth elbow pipe is inserted into the N-1 rotating shaft seat, and the horizontal end is fixedly provided with the elbow support 130; wherein N≥2. In this embodiment, N=2, as shown in Figure 1 .
[0031] In this embodiment, referring to Figure 1 , the first rotating shaft seat 121 is fixed to the outside of the waist plate 210 in an upward and downward direction, and a set of tension bolts A is arranged on the first rotating shaft seat 121 to adjust and limit the first elbow pipe 111 by rotating the tension bolts; the second rotating shaft seat 122 is fixed to the horizontal end of the first elbow pipe 111 in an upward and downward direction; the lower end of the second elbow pipe 112 passes through the second rotating shaft seat 122.
[0032] In this embodiment, referring to Figures 1-2 , the elbow support 130 is fixed to the horizontal end of the Nth elbow pipe in a semicircular pipe shape, and is arranged with an upward opening.
[0033] In this embodiment, referring to Figures 1-2 , the back plate 230 is triangular, the lower corner of which is connected to the waist plate 210 through the back strap 250, and the other two corners are connected to one end of the shoulder strap 240.
[0034] In this embodiment, the waist plate 210 is a rigid structure, and the back plate 230 is a rigid or flexible structure.
[0035] In this embodiment, referring to Figures 1-2 , the elbow support 130 is sleeved on the Nth elbow pipe and can slide to change the position on the Nth elbow pipe.
[0036] In this embodiment, the elbow support 130 is buckled on the lower arm of the operator from bottom to top, and the operator can change the rotation angle of the rotating arm assembly during endoscopic operation.
[0037] The waist plate 210 is a hard plate that is not easy to deform, and can provide sufficient support for the mechanical arm assembly. The waist plate is fixedly connected at the middle position of the waist belt, and the two wings of the waist belt can wrap around the waist of the user and be stably connected through the openable and closable buckles at the ends of the two wings.
[0038] The endoscope mechanical elbow support is worn on the endoscope physician, and can adapt to the individual height of the endoscope physician. The mechanical arm elbow support can provide three degrees of freedom movement, match the elbow position of the endoscope physician, and place the hand elbow on the elbow support as a support point, while the load of the hand can be dispersed. In addition, the wearing assembly pulls the back and waist of the endoscope physician. The mechanical arm assembly can realize three degrees of freedom translation, i.e. up and down, forward and backward, and left and right movement. In some preferred embodiments, the mechanical arm assembly is provided with at least two groups of straight angle bent pipes and two groups of rotating shaft seats.
[0039] The back plate of the device is attached to the middle of the back of the endoscope physician, the shoulder straps are inserted into the shoulder belts, the waist plate of the device is attached to the back waist of the endoscope physician, the two wings of the waist belt wrap around the waist to the abdomen, the length of the waist belt is increased or decreased through the length adjustment buckle of the waist belt to adapt to the waist size of the user, and the buckle is buckled. The length of the waist belt or the shoulder belt is increased or decreased through the length adjustment buckle provided on the shoulder belt to adapt to the length of the user's body, until the device is suitable and stable on the endoscope physician, i.e. the wearing of the device is completed.
[0040] The up and down movement of the mechanical arm elbow support is adjusted through the tension bolt to adapt to the height of the arm of the endoscope physician and is fixed, and the relative position of the mechanical arm elbow support to the body of the endoscope physician is adjusted through horizontal movement to adapt to the angle between the arm of the endoscope physician and the body. The endoscope physician operates the endoscope with both hands placed in front of the chest, and both hands are in a state of weight-bearing suspension work, the elbow of the endoscope physician is bent and placed on the elbow support, which can provide a support point for the elbow, and the load of the hand can be dispersed. The mechanical arm elbow support of the device is a semicircular pipe wrapped around the elbow of the endoscope physician, and the horizontal movement of the elbow of the endoscope physician can follow the horizontal movement of the elbow.
[0041] The above is a preferred embodiment of the present application, and those skilled in the art can also make various transformations or improvements on the basis of this, as long as they do not deviate from the general concept of the present application, and these transformations or improvements should be within the scope of protection claimed by the present application.
Claims
1. A wearable device for an endoscopic robotic arm elbow support, characterized in that: Includes a robotic arm assembly (100) and a wearable assembly (200); The wearable component (200) includes a shoulder strap (240), a back panel (230), a back strap (250), a waist belt (220), and a waist plate (210); the waist plate (210) is fixedly connected to the middle of the waist belt (220), and the buckles (B) at the ends of the two wings of the waist belt (220) are connected stably; the lower part of the back panel (230) is connected to the waist plate (210) through the back strap (250), and the two upper corners are connected to one end of the shoulder strap (240), and the other end of the shoulder strap (240) extends to the two wings of the waist belt (220); The robotic arm assembly (100) includes a set of at least two-section rotating arm assemblies on the left and right sides. One end of the rotating arm assembly is rotatably fixed to the back plate (230) via a first rotating shaft seat (121), and the other end is provided with an elbow support (130) with the opening facing upward.
2. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The waist belt and the shoulder strap are provided with length adjustment buckles (C).
3. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating arm assembly includes N sets of bent pipes and two sets of rotating shaft seats. The bent pipes are L-shaped. The lower end of the first bent pipe (111) is inserted into the first rotating shaft seat (121), and the second rotating shaft seat (122) is fixedly installed at the horizontal end. The lower end of the Nth bent pipe is inserted into the (N-1)th rotating shaft seat, and the elbow support (130) is fixedly installed at the horizontal end. N ≥ 2.
4. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The first pivot seat (121) is fixed to the outside of the waist plate (210) with the vertical orientation. A set of tightening bolts (A) is provided on the first pivot seat (121). The first bend (111) is adjusted by rotating the tightening bolts. The second pivot seat (122) is fixed to the horizontal end of the first bend (111) with the vertical orientation. The lower end of the second bend (112) passes through the second pivot seat (122).
5. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The elbow support (130) is fixed in a semi-circular tube shape on the horizontal end of the Nth bend, with the opening facing upwards.
6. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The back panel (230) is triangular in shape, with its lower corner connected to the waist panel (210) via a shoulder strap (250), and the other two corners connected to one end of the shoulder strap (240).
7. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The waist plate (210) is a rigid structure, and the back plate (230) is a rigid or flexible structure.
8. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The elbow support (130) is sleeved on the Nth bend and its position on the Nth bend can be slidably changed.
9. The endoscope robotic arm elbow support wearable device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The elbow support (130) is fastened to the operator's forearm from bottom to top, and the operator can change the rotation angle of the rotating arm assembly during the endoscopic operation.